Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-07-30
THE psOORE CASE.
The story of Alice's Death, as III
by the Defendant.

Reno Gazette: The hearing of testi-
mony in the Moore case was continued IN
the Distric Court this morning, the usual
number of spectators being present. The
defendant, L. J. Moore, was called to the
witness stand, and as will be seen by the
synopsis of his testimony that we print,
some "tall" swearing has been done in
the case. In substance, he said:
It was about II o'clock of the night Of
the LIST of April. 1885, when I got home;
Alice met me at the outside bars; she
went home With me; Paradine and Matte,
who afterwards joined US, went of with
| the sheep; they came home about half an
| hour after Alice and l got there; on our
| way to the house there were no harsh
words passed between any Of the girls and
I; II was about half an hour after I got
home that I ate supper; 1 think il was
ready for me when / got there; Alice got
the supper ready for me; my wife was In
| the kitchen at the time; the girls had no,
at that time returned to the house; IL was
| while l was eating supper that they came
In; they sat down at the table shortly
| after wards; Alice waited upon the table.
| she poured out my tea n said, Papa,
| this is the last cup Of tea l will ever pour
for you" l asked her what was the mat
ter. and she said, "This is the last tea ]
will ever pour out for YOU" l saw her
shortly afterwards pull her bonnet over
her face and eat something; l went to her
and told her not to kill herself; l gave her
an apple; she bit 1t, but did not eat 1t; she
said, Papa, are you going to sit up all
night?" it was then about IL O'Clock;
said no, that we would go to bed; Lafay-
cite came In to get his blankets; l was at.
| tending to Alice and did not see whether
he got them or not; the other girls where
/ IN the kitchen when l was talking with
Alice; it was about - O'Clock when I went
to bed; could not say il the other girls
went to bed then or not; Alice and I went
| off together; I 4 don't think my wife slept
with Alice that night; Alice complained
that night of not feeling we'll; she was
always complaining; 1t was of her stomach
| that night; after going to bed, said, "Psps,
| we have forgotten to wind the clock;'
I told her l would attend 10 1t, which ]
| did; it was then half-past IL O'Clock; l was
uneasy about her and did not sleep we'll
early in the morning ! called her to get uI
10 get breakfast; she said she was not able
to; that she could not walk; / got up and
went to her; she said she was going to
have fits; l called the girls; they came in,
and / told Matte to bring me q tablespoon
that I wanted to put il into her mouth &c
keep her from cutting her tongue and lip:
at this time she had o fit; Matte brough,
the spoon; the spoon slipped out OF hei
mouth and she came near biting my fin
ger, she had four commissions; ii was dur
ing the second that she came near biting
my finger; when she went into fits I told
Matte to call her mother, and then cal
Lafayette and Ida, they came in; she was
then in the second fit; Alice looked at her
mother and caught her by the hand: that
was / believe, the last move she made; in the
third At her mother said. " Lay her down
and let her die;" she then stretched out,
threw her head back and died; her mouth
was drawn, and the cords OF her mech
were extremely large; her eyes rolled bach
q little; that was the manner of her death
her heart fluttered greatly; all Of the
family were present when she died; we al
stood around the bed and cried; I walked
some across the floor; we covered her ur
In the bed; I said she was gone. and we
could never get her back again; We
talked of her having taken poison, and
then having died Of heart disease; she
ruined her health by taking heavy colds
when she was only 16 years old; after
wards, at times, she acted as though she
were insane, and l made her quit herd
ing cows; when she died it was not ye,
daylight; I laid Ida in the back part OF
the bed; I told Lafayette to 20 after Mr..
Sanders; when he started it was JUS
about daylight; he did not get back I'M.
til between Z and s O'Clock; Mr.. Sanders
got there between 10 and II O'Clock;
did not whip any OF my children the
night of Alice's death; I did not oversurn
any table; I did not see anything of the
kind; I did not strike my son that night.
I worshipped Alice; after she commenced
having fits she asked for a drink; she put
her arms around my neck and said, "Papa,
l love you;" she did not vomit; the fits
lasted for probably Is minutes; during
them I told Matte and Psrrie to catch
two chickens; they caught one, killed IL
and secured nearly half a cup Of blood; ]
endeavored to made Alice drink it; my
reason for applying this remedy was be.
cause my mother used it for fits; I gave
Alice q drink Of whisky before that; then
/ gave her water. then blood.
Cross-examinatoin-Was born In Odrane
county. Missouri; am 50 years OF age; left
Missouri when I was about IA years OF age;
I came across the plains with my father;
that was in 1850; was never married until ]
married my wife; I did state in the JUS
tice's Court that she was not my wife; that
I hsd another woman living, but not an
other wife.
1t being IL o'clock, Q recess was taken
until ] P. NJ.
Among she witnesses examined this
afternoon, after the testimony Of the defen.
dsnt ended, were Coroner Brown. Under.
taker Sanders and Druggist Hodgkinson.
The two former were called meerly to ties.
tify that the body exhumed recently was
that Of Alice Moore; the latter testified to
having made en- a~nalysis OF the stomach of